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Or imagine a villain and another villain next to him — or even two good people — and one [villain] is an even greater villain than the other, or one good person is greater in goodness than the other: then there is something in this relationship that is not of the physical-sensory world, something that leads us up into the spiritual world. When a person thinks of or sees a villain, it will make them feel uncomfortable; but when they see two villains side by side in a play, the worst villain will always be more appealing than the less evil one, because greatness always attracts. 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